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Global Top-20Politica Measures of Globalization Political Engagement Technology Personal Contact Economic Integration
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Kentucky Exports NAFTA OTHER France Braz. Germ. Japan UK $ 9.6 bill in 1999 … 9% Growth
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Orange = Percentage of exports to the U.S. by intra-firm trade to total exports (This is NOT volume of total exports)
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What is Globalization? Perspective of Firms and Shareholders F Are customers culturally/nationally diverse? F Large percent of foreign revenue? F Large percent of foreign assets? F Are competitors global? F Are owners, partners, suppliers global? F How big is globalization? Who’s doing it? Why? F Are all markets equally attractive? Why?
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What is Globalization? Perspective of Workers, Consumers, and Regular Joes F Better prices and quality for products and services? F Jobs and wage rates? F Does globalization lead to “happiness?”
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Merchandise Exports (In $bill, 1999) U.S. Germany Japan France UK Ire MexKor
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Merchandise Imports (In $bill, 1999) U.S. Germany Japan France UK Ire MexKor
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Foreign Direct Investment - Out (% of World Total, 1996) U.S. Germany Japan France UK
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Foreign Direct Investment - In (% of World Total, 1996) U.S. Germ Japan France UK
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Growth in Trade and FDI Indexed: 1950 = 100 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 1600 1200 800 400 100 Trade GDP FDI
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Extent of Globalization for MNCs Foreign Sales as Percent of Total Foreign Assets as Percent of Total Exxon72%64% IBM57%44% Ford31%44% General Electric32%48% Citigroup35%41% Hewlett-Packard55%52%
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Comparative Advantage F Germany: –10 units of factor inputs (labor & capital) to produce 1 keg of beer –2 units of factor inputs to produce 1 box of pretzels F United States: –15 units of factor inputs to produce 1 keg of beer; –5 units of factor inputs to produce 1 box of pretzels; F Which country should export beer? F Which country should export pretzels?
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Comparative Advantage Germany: 10 labor pretzels = 5 pretzels per beer beer 2 labor US: 15 labor pretzels = 3 pretzels per beer beer 3 labor
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Comparative Advantage Germany: 10 labor pretzels = 5 pretzels per beer beer 2 labor US: 15 labor pretzels = 3 pretzels per beer beer 3 labor F Germany has absolute advantage in both beer and pretzels F U.S. has comparative advantage in beer, and should specialize in and export beer to Germany
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What is Globalization? Perspective of Workers, Consumers, Regular Joes, The Poor, Terrorists, and People Who Worry about Terrorists F Better prices and quality for products and services? F Jobs and wage rates? F Does globalization lead to happiness? F Does globalization cause or reduce poverty? F Does globalization fuel or reduce terrorism?
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